Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)

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COURSE INFORMATION

Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) Overview:

In the Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) course, you will be given the foundational knowledge and a broad overview of Cisco Data Center products and their operation. The course covers the architecture, components, connectivity, and features of a Cisco Data Center network.

You will gain practical experience configuring the initial setup of the following:

• Cisco Nexus 7009
• Cisco Nexus 5548UP
• Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 6120XP
• Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch

You will also learn to verify the proper operation of a variety of features such as:

• Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
• Cisco FabricPath
• Port Channels
• virtual Port Channels (vPCs)
• Cisco Nexus 1000V Distributed Virtual Switch for VMware ESXi

Who Should Attend:

• Network designers, administrators, engineers, and managers
• Storage administrators
• Server administrators
• Program managers
• Project managers
• Systems engineers

Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) Prerequisites:

Knowledge similar to that covered in Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)

Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) Objectives:

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe and Verify Cisco Data Center Fundamentals
• Describe and Verify Cisco Data Virtualization
• Describe and Verify Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
• Describe and Verify Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric
• Describe and Verify Cisco Unified Computing System

Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) Outline:

Module 1: Cisco Data Center Fundamentals Concepts

• Functional Layers of the Data Center
• Cisco Nexus Product Family
• Cisco MDS Product Family
• Monitoring the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches
• Virtual Port Channels (vPCs) and Cisco FabricPath in the Data Center
• Using OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 2: Data Center Unified Fabric

• Data Center Bridging (DCB)
• Connectivity Options for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch
• Enhanced FCoE Scalability with Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extenders

Module 3: Storage Networking

• Comparing Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
• Fibre Channel Storage Networking
• Verifying Fibre Channel Communications on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches

Module 4: DC Virtualization

• Virtualizing Network Devices
• Virtualizing Storage
• Virtualizing Server Solutions
• Using the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
• Verifying Setup and Operation of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch

Module 5: Unified Computing

• Cisco UCS B-Series Product Family
• Cisco UCS C-Series Product Family
• Connecting Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Setting Up an Initial Cisco UCS B-Series Cluster
• Cisco UCS Manager Operations
• Cisco UCS Manager Pools, Policies, Templates, and Service Profiles

Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) Labs:

• Lab 1: Connect to a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Using Secure Shell (SSH)
• Lab 2: Connect to a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Using SSH
• Lab 3: Run Command Line Interface (CLI) Commands
• Lab 4: Configure vPCs
• Lab 5: Validate Cisco FabricPath Configuration
• Lab 6: Validate Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) Configuration
• Lab 7: Verify Current Virtual Device Context (VDC) Settings
• Lab 8: Validate a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Configuration
• Lab 9: Validate a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Configuration
• Lab 10: Validate a Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switch License
• Lab 11: Configure VSANs and Zoning
• Lab 12: Validate FLOGI and FCNS
• Lab 13: View the Tech-Support Command Output
• Lab 14: Validate the Physical Connections for FCoE
• Lab 15: Explore the Cisco UCS Manager Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Lab 16: Create a Service Profile from a Template and Performing VMware ESXi 5.0 SAN Boot

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